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GM Jacques Mieses

GM Jacques Mieses

Chess FideMaster Bio

FIDE ID
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Federation Country
England
Titled Year
1950
Birthplace
Leipzig
Born
27 Feb 65
Died
23 Feb 54

Jacques Mieses was a German-born Jewish chess Grandmaster and chess writer who lived from 27 February 1865 to 23 February 1954. He was known for his successes as a serious player and a simultaneous exhibition and blindfold expert. He served as a prominent figure in chess from his victory at the chess tournament in Nuremberg in 1888 to organizing the World Chess Championship in 1937.


Mieses was a strong, aggressive player with a liking towards tactical microcosms of the game. He contributed significantly to the development of the Scotch Game after his round six win against World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker in the Saint Petersburg 1895/1896 tournament. Mieses was one of the 22 players to compete in the St. Petersburg 1914 chess tournament, but he failed to reach the finals.


In the aftermath of discriminating laws imposed by the Nazi regime, Mieses, who was born a Jew, decided to leave Germany and settled in England in 1937. He was granted British citizenship and received the title of International Grandmaster in 1950. Mieses continued to teach and play in tournaments until his death at the age of 88. Despite his advancing years, he maintained his reputation as an expert in simultaneous chess exhibitions.

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